DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
REGIONAL OFFICE
1200 MAIN TOWER BUILDING
DALLAS, TEXAS 75202

 

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

January 28, 1980

James M. Menger, Jr.

Executive Secretary

Committee of a Thousand for
Better Health Regulations

Suite 410

600 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

Dear Mr. Menger:

I received your letter dated January 8, 1980, regarding the formation
of the Committee of a Thousand. It was forwarded to me from the
University of Arkansas College of Medicine, where I was formerly

on the faculty. I now find myself in the position of dealing with
government regulatory activities from a somewhat different vantage.

Whether one approaches the problem from the position of the academician
or that of the bureaucrat, the goal of your Committee seems reasonable.
Your invitation was addressed specifically to medical school faculty
members. I might suggest that, given the number of cross-overs
between academic institutions and regulatory bodies, you might con-
sider extending the invitation to those of us who develop or apply

the regulations. We bureaucrats who were formerly medical school
faculty members are certainly sympathetic, and some of us will return
to academic pursuits. We can, perhaps, understand both spheres to

some extent. I might suggest that academicians and bureaucrats can
even work together toward a common goal, rather than approach the
problem from an adversary standpoint.

Sincerely,

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Gordon Green, M. D.

Deputy Director

Division of Health Services Delivery